Colleges Near Athens

Ferrum College

• Private 4 Year
• Ferrum, VA
• | 0 reviews

• 64 miles from Athens

Ferrum is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental science and teacher education. The rural campus sits in the Blue Ridge foothills of southwestern Virginia.

• SAT Range 880-1100
• Avg GPA 3.14
• Acceptance Rate 89%
• Net Price $20,082

Mountain Gateway Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Clifton Forge, VA
• | 0 reviews

• 69 miles from Athens

Mountain Gateway is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and technical career programs. The campus sits in the small mountain town of Clifton Forge in western Virginia.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,728

University of Charleston

• Private 4 Year
• Charleston, WV
• 1.0 | 1 reviews

• 71 miles from Athens

University of Charleston is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus sits along the Kanawha River in West Virginia's capital.

• SAT Range 985-1160
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.13
• Acceptance Rate 62%
• Net Price $20,844

Surry Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Dobson, NC
• | 0 reviews

• 73 miles from Athens

Surry Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in viticulture and enology, nursing, and technical trades. The main campus is in the small town of Dobson in North Carolina's Yadkin Valley region.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $7,020

Virginia Highlands Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Abingdon, VA
• | 0 reviews

• 74 miles from Athens

A public community college known for associate degrees for university transfer and career technical programs. The campus is in the small town of Abingdon in southwest Virginia.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $6,065

Patrick & Henry Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Martinsville, VA
• | 0 reviews

• 79 miles from Athens

Patrick & Henry is a public community college offering associate degrees, transfer pathways, and career-technical programs such as nursing. Most students commute to the Martinsville campus from surrounding communities in Southside Virginia.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $4,446

West Virginia State University

• Public 4 Year
• Institute, WV
• | 0 reviews

• 78 miles from Athens

West Virginia State is a public historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. The campus is in Institute, near Charleston.

• SAT Range 760-1040
• Avg GPA 3.24
• Acceptance Rate 96%
• Net Price $11,055

West Virginia Junior College Charleston

• Private 2 Year
• Cross Lanes, WV
• | 0 reviews

• 81 miles from Athens

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $12,342

American National University Pikeville

• Private 4 Year
• Pikeville, KY
• | 0 reviews

• 83 miles from Athens

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $16,519

University of Pikeville

• Private 4 Year
• Pikeville, KY
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 83 miles from Athens

University of Pikeville is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small-town campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA 3.42
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $13,227

King University

• Private 4 Year
• Bristol, TN
• | 0 reviews

• 86 miles from Athens

King is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The campus is in Bristol on the Tennessee-Virginia border.

• SAT Range 1000-1160
• Avg GPA 3.46
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $22,748

Wilkes Community College

• Public 2 Year
• Wilkesboro, NC
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• 89 miles from Athens

A public community college offering associate degrees and career programs in nursing, business, and technical fields. The Wilkesboro campus hosts MerleFest, a major annual bluegrass music festival.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $658

Appalachian State University

• Public 4 Year
• Boone, NC
• 4.3 | 10 reviews

• 91 miles from Athens

Appalachian State is a large public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and sustainable development. Boone is a mountain college town in North Carolina's Blue Ridge range.

• SAT Range 1120-1280
• Avg GPA 3.96
• Acceptance Rate 90%
• Net Price $14,978

University of Virginia's College at Wise

• Public 4 Year
• Wise, VA
• | 0 reviews

• 91 miles from Athens

UVA Wise is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The rural campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia.

• SAT Range 945-1120
• Avg GPA 3.57
• Acceptance Rate 29%
• Net Price $14,378

Virginia Military Institute

• Public 4 Year
• Lexington, VA
• 5.0 | 2 reviews

• 90 miles from Athens

VMI is a public military college known for undergraduate engineering and the sciences. All students join the Corps of Cadets and live in barracks under a military regimen on the historic Lexington campus.

• SAT Range 1050-1270
• Avg GPA 3.65
• Acceptance Rate 71%
• Net Price $18,825

Washington and Lee University

• Private 4 Year
• Lexington, VA
• 4.3 | 3 reviews

• 90 miles from Athens

Washington and Lee is a highly selective private liberal arts university known for undergraduate business, journalism, and politics. Most undergrads live under a strict student-run honor system on the historic campus in Lexington.

• SAT Range 1430-1540
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.87
• Acceptance Rate 14%
• Net Price $23,055

Southern Virginia University

• Private 4 Year
• Buena Vista, VA
• | 0 reviews

• 94 miles from Athens

Southern Virginia is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in business, the arts, and the sciences. Most undergrads follow an LDS honor code on the small campus in Buena Vista in the Shenandoah Valley.

• SAT Range 943-1253
• Avg GPA 3.19
• Acceptance Rate 96%
• Net Price $24,561

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

• Public 2 Year
• Prestonsburg, KY
• | 0 reviews

• 98 miles from Athens

Big Sandy is a public community and technical college offering associate degrees and career-focused technical programs. Campuses serve students across the Appalachian Big Sandy region of eastern Kentucky.

• SAT Range -
• Avg GPA NA
• Acceptance Rate 100%
• Net Price $5,091